Las Vegas Film Critics Society: Once Upon a Time…is Best Picture, Director and more

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) has chosen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as the Best Picture of 2019, also awarding Quentin Tarantino Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Young star Julia Butters picked up the group’s Best Female Youth Performance.

Awards were spread out after that amongst many films with all of the acting wins coming from four different movies: Adam Sandler won Best Actor for Uncut Gems, Renée Zellweger won Best Actress for Judy, Willem Dafoe was selected as Best Supporting Actor for The Lighthouse and Margot Robbie won Best Supporting Actress, not for Once…but for Bombshell. Love Las Vegas? You can also check some interesting hotels for a Las Vegas bachelor party.

Missing Link won Best Animated Feature and Apollo 11 took Best Documentary.

Best Picture
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actor
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Best Actress
Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse

Best Supporting Actress
Margot Robbie – Bombshell

Best Original Screenplay
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Two Popes

Best Cinematography
1917

Best Film Editing
Ford v Ferrari

Best Score
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Song
Stand Up – Harriet

Best Documentary
Apollo 11

Best Animated Film
Missing Link

Best Foreign Film
Parasite

Best Costume Design
Dolemite is My Name

Best Ensemble
Knives Out

Breakout Filmmaker
Olivia Wilde – Booksmart

Best Male Youth Performance (Under 21)
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy

Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21)
Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Art Direction
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame

Best Action Film
Ford v Ferrari

Best Comedy
Dolemite is My Name

Best Horror/Sci-Fi
Midsommar

Best Family Film
Fighting With My Family

William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
Ruth E. Carter

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